Syrian army destroys 16 insurgent vehicles in Aleppo

Syrian insurgents run through the courtyard of a school before attacking government forces in Izza neighbourhood of Aleppo on September 9, 2012.

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Syrian Army has destroyed 16 military vehicles used by insurgents in the suburbs of the country’s largest city of Aleppo.
Reports say the army destroyed the insurgent vehicles equipped with machine guns as well as roadblocks in Aleppo’s suburbs on Tuesday.
During the past 24 hours, Syrian forces have killed at least eleven insurgents including a foreign commander as the army targets insurgent hideouts in Aleppo and Damascus.
Meanwhile, the army also managed to foil an attack by the armed groups on a military airport near Homs, killing several insurgents
On Monday, the Syrian army retook full control of barracks in the flashpoint city of Aleppo after days of fierce clashes with armed groups fighting against the government.
Syria has been the scene of deadly unrest since mid-March, 2011, and many people, including large numbers of army and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.
Damascus blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorists for the unrest while the opposition accuses the security forces of being behind the violence.
The Syrian government says the chaos is being orchestrated from outside and accuses certain Arab and Western countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, of arming and funding insurgent fighting against the government.
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